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      <div class="PT-PaperTitle"><a name="1195819">Release Notes for Web Protection Solutions</a></div>
      <div class="IN-TopicInfo"><a name="1195821">Release Notes&nbsp;| Forcepoint Web Security and Forcepoint URL Filtering&nbsp;| 29-APR-2022</a></div>
      <div class="B-Body"><a name="1195822">Use the Release Notes to find information about what's new and improved for Forcepoint Web Security and Forcepoint URL Filtering in version 8.5.5.</a></div>
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            <div class="N-Note">Note<a name="1032440">&nbsp;</a></div>
            <div class="NT-NoteText"><a name="1032441">The Content Gateway component is not included in Forcepoint URL Filtering deployments. Content Gateway information applies only to Forcepoint Web Security.</a></div>
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      <div class="B-Body"><a name="1199502">Refer to the following when installing or upgrading to v8.5.5.</a></div>
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              <div class="B1-Bullet1_inner"><a name="1261323">When upgrading TRITON AP-WEB (v8.2.x or 8.3.x) or Forcepoint Web Security (8.4.x or 8.5.x), see </a><span class="URL-URL"><a href="https://help.forcepoint.com/docs/v85/upgrade/websec_upgrade.pdf" target="external_window">Upgrade Instructions for Forcepoint Web Security</a></span></div>
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              <div class="B1-Bullet1_inner"><a name="1261708">When upgrading Web Filter &amp; Security (v8.2.x or 8.3.x) or Forcepoint URL Filtering (8.4.x or 8.5.x), see </a><span class="URL-URL"><a href="https://help.forcepoint.com/docs/v85/upgrade/urlfilt_upgrade.pdf" target="external_window">Upgrade Instructions for Forcepoint URL Filtering</a></span></div>
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            <div class="NT-NoteText"><a name="1261470">Some older V10000 and V5000 appliances are not supported with version 8.0.0 and higher. </a></div>
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